Town Hall · Oakdale

Oakdale, PA town hall & government

Oakdale spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,070 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Oakdale's government.

Town budget

Where Oakdale's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,070
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$27,000
$19 per resident
Roads & transportation
$348,00023%
Police
$208,00014%
Water & other utilities
$207,00014%
Administration & buildings
$188,00012%
Sewer & trash
$176,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$57,0004%
Fire
$42,0003%
Parks & libraries
$28,0002%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$267,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 20%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Income taxes 12%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Oakdale

Full-time staff
4
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time23 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Other
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Oakdale didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

West Allegheny School District

Oakdale's K–12 school district, shared with Findlay and North Fayette. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,573
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,396
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$81.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 74%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $18,573 per pupil, $10,761 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Oakdale pay

Typical tax bill
$2,920
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$190,700
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Oakdale's government

Town hall & decisions in Oakdale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oakdale

Oakdale is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Oakdale's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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